OPEN command

Opens the Open file dialog box.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

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Description

Opens the Open file dialog box to select a file to open in the drawing editor.

When the HEALTHADVISOR system variable is set to On, the DWGHEALTH command automatically runs in the background to check the drawing and improve performance. The HEALTHADVISORTASKS system variable defines the routine used for the check process. The system notifies you when the check process is complete. Then, you can click the Run DWGHEALTH with customized routine button to run the DWGHEALTH command again and optimize the drawing.

Supported open file formats available with BricsCAD Lite and above:
  • Standard Drawing File (*.dwg)
    Warning: The minimum supported version of AutoCAD® Mechanical drawings is AutoCAD® Mechanical 2012, and the maximum is AutoCAD® Mechanical 2022. If you try to open an ACM drawing created with an unsupported version, a warning notification message appears:

    "The file is opened in read-only mode for viewing.

    The version of this AutoCAD® Mechanical DWG file is not supported in BricsCAD Mechanical. Unsupported files may show proxy entities or, in some cases, be permanently damaged when saved. To avoid this issues, we recommend saving the file in the latest supported version (2022) before reopening it in BricsCAD.".

  • Drawing Exchange Format (*.dxf)
  • Drawing Template (*.dwt)
  • Standards File (*.dws)
  • Windows Metafile Formats (*.wmf;*.emf;*.wmz;*.emz)(1) (2)
  • Collada (*.dae)
  • MicroStation DGN File (*.dgn)
  • Wavefront Object file (*.obj)
Supported open file formats available with BricsCAD Pro and above:
  • Rhino file (*.3dm)(1) (2)
  • SketchUp file(*.skp)(1) (2)
  • Scalable Vector Graphics (*.svg)
Supported open file formats available with BricsCAD BIM or BricsCAD Mechanical and above:
  • IFC file (*.ifc;*.ifczip)
  • Revit Family (*.rfa)(1) (2)
  • Revit Project (*.rvt)(1) (2)

(1) Not available in BricsCAD for Linux.

(2) Not available in BricsCAD for macOS.